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invasive adjective

  /-zɪv/ , /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
  • (medicine, surgery) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.
  • Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.
 invasivo
  • (military, also, figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.
  • (biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
 invasor

invasion noun

  /ɪnˈveɪʒən/
  • A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
 invasão
invasive species
espécie invasora
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